Sean Penn and Kid Rock team up to break down political stereotypes in an epic 11-minute-long public service announcement. Called Americans, the mini, NSFW film was written, directed and edited by Jameson Stafford, a newbie filmmaker. Penn and...

Google has rolled out its biggest Street View update so far, updating over 250,000 miles of roads around the world and doubling the number of its special collections. The update increases Street View coverage in the following countries: U.S.,...

Charging your phone is not an exciting task. A new device, however, makes it a little more interesting -- breaking the basic laws of gravity while charging your device in midair. The Bobine is a flexible, 24-inch cable that works both as a...

Google has rolled out a new version of its Google+ app for both Android and iOS, bringing the current version number to 3.2. The new version brings support for Google+ pages, enabling page owners to post, comment and interact with their...

When it comes to tech shopping, sometimes it pays to wait for a new-and-improved model. But this fall, too much procrastination will turn you into a high-tech Hamlet wondering whether to be or not to be a Galaxy S III owner while your digital...

Google debuted a new look for its mobile homepage Wednesday, unveiling a hidden sidebar. Now, when users tap the three-line menu button in the upper-left corner, a sidebar with popular Google products emerges. In order of appearance, there's...

Let's face it, if Mayan predictions are true we better start thinking about the end of the world. Which is to say we need to start thinking about protecting our tech and adapting it to the post-apocalyptic world we'll be living in. Sure, you...

eBay is re-inventing itself, borrowing elements of Pinterest to emulate a store-window experience for its users. At the same time, it still has to deal with the same old buyer and seller disagreements. How does eBay deal with unhappy users,...

Some 70% of the BET Hip Hop Awards viewers, who used Twitter during the broadcast, preferred to tweet from their mobile devices rather than web browsers (30%). TV audiences' Twitter use on mobile for other 2012 awards shows pales in comparison,...

RockMelt, the social web browser, released its first app for the iPad on Thursday, but at first glance, you might not realize that it's intended for searching online. Rockmelt's iPad app blends the most fundamental feature of a browser (search)...

Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and other politicians across the country are constantly asking followers to pitch in money to their campaign -- but do those pitches actually work? According to Twitter, absolutely. The company commissioned a study from...

What makes patterns so captivating? Maybe because it is stunning to see the fundamental organization that underlies our chaotic lives. What we look like, where we live, what we eat and how many hours we sleep: all of these are predetermined by...

When a formerly happy couple calls it quits, who gets the Farmville money in the divorce settlement? Technology permeates nearly every inch of life today, including love and marriage. The Internet provides ways for singles to meet, gadgets and...

If you thought the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader was a great deal at $119, take a look at the Txtr Beagle Read|Only, undercutting it by more than a C-note -- it sells for a mere $13. As you might expect, for such a rock-bottom price you're...

Apple did something Wednesday night that it hadn't done in a while: It dropped a new iPod ad. The spot above, called "Bounce" features the track "Yeah Yeah" by Willie Moon, a singer from New Zealand. Though Apple just broke the ad on TV Wednesday...